Principal Game Designer - WWE Champions

Overview

Scopely is looking for a Principal Game Designer to join our WWE Champions team within our Midcore division in the United States or Canada on a remote basis.

At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.

WWE Champions is our ultimate and unique RPG puzzle match game featuring WWE superstars and legends across mobile and PC platforms. WWE Champions is the most downloaded WWE game to date, with a highly engaged and passionate community - who will remain undefeated?

• Own feature development from pitch to live operation
• Design, implement and balance new features and systems
• Design and optimize in-game economies - including currencies, pricing models, existing systems, upcoming features, and progression paths - from early player onboarding through elder player end-game - to drive long-term engagement and maximize revenue
• Generate clear feature documentation, user flows, diagrams, wireframes, and/or prototypes for new features and systems
• Analyze game data and player behavior to iterate and evolve live features
• Collaborate with the product team, Engineers, Artists & Live Ops to design the optimal daily experience for our players, and deliver impactful features
• Influence the product roadmap with innovative, data-informed design proposals
• Stay current on market trends, competitor titles, and evolving F2P design strategies
• Mentor and support junior designers on economy and systems design best practices

• 8+ years of experience in game design
• Expertise in developing and maintaining evergreen systems for a live-operated game
• Proven ability to design and deliver impactful live features such as game modes, challenges, events, etc.
• Proven experience in systems design, progression modelling and feature development
• Experience working on live games, especially in the F2P mobile space
• A proven track record of delivering features that balance player fun, engagement, and monetisation
• Expertise with systems and economy design, including tuning, progression modeling, and numerical balancing
• Mastery of spreadsheets and confidence in balancing power curves, pacing, and resource flow
• Experience working cross-functionally and navigating live production environments
• A positive, thoughtful, and collaborative approach to game development
• Mastery of feature design fundamentals — player motivation, usability, pacing, and reward systems
• Analytical mindset - comfortable interpreting data to inform design choices
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills across disciplines
• Excellent documentation skills - able to clearly articulate design intent through specs, diagrams, and user flows
• Expertise with Excel and Google Sheets
• Passion for F2P mobile games, especially character-collection RPGs and combat-based systems

• Experience designing features for character-collection RPGs or combat-based mobile titles
• Ability to mentor other designers and influence cross-team creative direction
• Experience working on mobile F2P games
• Familiarity with WWE
• Experience developing in Unity

Please ensure that the résumé/CV you attach is written in English.

For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA Annual Salary Range

$144,200 — $215,000 USD

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